Ted Cruz promises marathon speech against Obamacare

First state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, got national attention for her Texas Senate filibuster against stricter abortion requirements, prompting expectations that she’ll announce for governor next week.

Now, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is speaking against the federal health care law, promising Tuesday to speak “until I am no longer able to stand” because, he contended, “All across this country Americans are suffering because of Obamacare.” He has been talked up as a potential 2016 presidential candidate.

Cruz’s extended remarks don’t technically constitute a filibuster on their own, CNN reported, but it’s a distinction that perhaps matters less than the drama of the moment.